Lot 562
Apollo Program, 1963, "Lunar Flight Handbook" (NASA SP-34, 1963, 400+pp., soft). This is volume. 2 (Lunar Mission Phases) of this handbook and it is broken down into the following sections: Earth Departure, Earth-to-Moon Transfer, Lunar Orbit, Descent to and Ascent from the Lunar Surface, Moon-to-Earth Transfer and Earth Return, etc. Produced by the Space Systems Division of the Martin company under contract to NASA with the Marshall SFC…, this handbook is considered the second in a series of volumes by various contractors treating the dynamics of space flight in a variety of aspect of interest to the mission designer and evaluator. The volume is to serve as a basic tool in preliminary mission planning. Filled with charts, graphs and mathematical formulae, this will give the collector just a glimpse into what went into the planning of the Apollo program. Minor faults, but an important internal document.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
Ex. The Leopold A. Hein Family collection.
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